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[Tarus Balog <tarus AT opennms.org>]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Heath Roberts wrote:

> Get two or three quotes, if you can (residential contractors tend to be 
> busy this time of year), and see who sounds reasonable.
> 
> I don't know about anyone else, but I'd appreciate a note back to the list 
> with your experience, after you're done.
> 


Thanks for the info. I had a chat with my neighbor who knows more about these 
things than I do, and at the moment I'm thinking about getting the smaller 
unit repaired, as the compressor is still pretty solid and these damn heat 
pump things are expensive.

The main driver I had for getting a new unit was the tax credits for SEER 14+ 
units. But the advice I got was to go with a lower SEER unit (say a 12) 
simply because the electronics involved are much, much less complex. It's 
like buying a original VW Beetle. Sure they aren't as efficient, but the 
money you save in initial cost and a lifetime of repair more than offsets 
dealing with issues with the electronics once they are out of warranty.

I'm used to making buying decisions on electronics and things like cars but 
man is researching heat pumps difficult.

-T
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